China's Party Platter of Overhauls

Will China's Leaders Save the Economy From Itself?

China's Communist Party leaders are great talkers, and they will do plenty of gabbing behind closed doors this weekend at their Third Plenum in Beijing.

The question is whether the talking at this potentially pivotal meeting turns into political momentum needed to save China's economy from itself. The urgency is high. The economy continues to be driven by a dangerous combination of high debt, overinvestment and distortions in the way...